For mind and body, Tokyo hopes for brighter October after record run of rain
Tokyo has at long last emerged from a record string of 37 consecutive days of rain, bringing warm…
People think Earth dies when the Sun becomes a red giant in five billion years — the more likely end is a billion years from now, when a star already 30 percent brighter than at birth pushes CO₂ too low for C3 plants, then a moist greenhouse strips the oceans of hydrogen and leaves a sterile Venus
The Sun is roughly 4.6 billion years old and about halfway through its main-sequence lifetime. The popular conception…
How the weather in space can affect us on Earth – and the team trying to protect us
At the Met Office headquarters, the screens in one corner of the control centre are focussed on close…
Lulu Sun announces break from tennis to focus on her wellbeing
In 2025, she overcame early struggles in the season to win her first WTA 125 title at the…
Aug. 12 to feature a 6-planet parade, solar eclipse, meteor shower and new moon
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
Inouye Solar Telescope Discovers Hidden Plasma Vortices on Sun
Astronomers using the 4-m Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii have detected tiny plasma vortices on the…
Blackmores leverages community engagement, digital content for new launch
Named FiZZERS, the supplement comprises fast-dissolving microgranules that can be consumed as a drink (mixed in water), as…
Sun’s swirling surface captured in spectacular detail by world’s largest solar telescope
The Sun’s surface is constantly churning with hot, glowing plasma. Those swirling eddies play a huge role in…
Life at Davis Station: 24 minutes of sun after six weeks of darkness
For six weeks, the sun did not rise above the horizon at Australia’s southernmost Antarctic research station. The…
Do you need ‘personalized sunlight’? New device boosts vitamin D
Too many people are earning an F on their vitamin D. A study published in Nutrition Research found…
‘Super-Jupiter’ exoplanet discovered by NASA TESS telescope
The most recent fireball that lit up the night sky across several states in the U.S. was captured…
Nebulae, Comets, and Aurorae, Oh My! See the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Shortlist — Colossal
769 photographers and astronomers around the world, representing 66 countries, submitted more than 4,000 images to this year’s…